How to Install Firmware for R4i Gold

Since i have been getting like 30 or 40 PMs on this, i decided to make a tutorial =) but if it is still not working, don’t hesitate to message me again! there might be three different reasons why it is not working on your DS. 1) your sd card is not formated to a type that is supported by the R4i 2) you are installing the firmware from the wrong site. (REMEMBER! firmware from r4ids.COM wont work with r4′s from r4ids.CN) Check your R4i’s box to see what website it tells you to go. 3) You are not setting the files in the root menu of the Micro SD card. Those three files i showed you MUST be in the root menu =)
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Nintendo has issued a press release revealing the tentative name of the DS’s successor: the Nintendo 3DS. As its name indicates, the new handheld system will support 3D gameplay, but notably without the need to wear 3D glasses; apparently, it will simulate an illusion of depth using a built-in sensor that follows your head’s movement, though this is currently unconfirmed. The 3DS will also support backwards compatibility with older DS and DSi titles. More details regarding the system will be revealed at the E3 convention on June 15th, and according to Nintendo, the 3DS will see an official Japanese release before March 2011. Nintendo has just slipped out a press release in Japan informing the world that all-new 3D-capable portable hardware is coming, with a full unveiling set for E3 2010 this June. Tentatively titled the 3DS, this glasses-free 3D wonder is pitched as the successor to both the DS and DSi, and will use a “compatible cart” that should ensure backwards compatibility with your vast library of favorites from the older consoles. Nintendo expects to launch the 3DS into retail “during the fiscal year ending March 2011. Unofficial reports from Japan suggest the 3DS will have a parallax barrier 3D LCD from Sharp, a vibration function, and a “3D control stick. Asahi in Japan offers the first word on how the 3DS achieves its 3D-ness by suggesting that the new portable game machine with feature a parallax barrier LCD from Sharp. The tech has apparently already been

38 Comments

  1. armineprox says:

    @mvenom101 AH! i wish i could help. I haven’t messed around with the r4i Gold 3ds =( but im sure it is the same process=D

  2. mvenom101 says:

    Hey bro, so i just ordered an R4i Gold 3DS card and just wanted to know is it the same process, as in do you still use the WoodR4 V1.28 kernel to the SDHC or is there another?
    Cheers bro :)

  3. armineprox says:

    @Jaycere2k8 you got it bro! here to help =D

  4. Jaycere2k8 says:

    Thankyou very much for this tutorial!!! worked great!

  5. armineprox says:

    @rooney1142. There are 3 different r4i golds on that site. Which one did you buy?

  6. armineprox says:

    @neenapee. All you need is the three files from the firmware download: )

  7. neenapee says:

    help me dude!!! im in da uk, my dsi is 1.4.1e and i ordered r4i gold and it says its compatiblae with 1.4.1 firmware. ihave nothing on my microSD card, do i only need to download firmware or any other additional stuff to make it work on my dsi?

  8. rooney1142 says:

    @armineprox R4ishop.com

  9. armineprox says:

    @rooney1142 send me the link to the website you bought it from

  10. rooney1142 says:

    @armineprox I dont know what version, i just ordered from their site, i think i got v 2.0

  11. armineprox says:

    @rooney1142. Are you talking about the v 1.4.1 on the dsi xl?

  12. rooney1142 says:

    On Dsi XL

  13. rooney1142 says:

    I hope u can answer me this. I am thinking about buying R4i Gold, but i have red (? read in past tense) that this does not work with the new dsi patch. Can you confirm that it works?

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  16. MrHelron says:

    If thats what the 3ds looks like I am so getting. It looks like you can touch the screen with your finger and your hand will go through.

  17. GalvinWiley says:

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  18. tshack235 says:

    i have a nintendo 3ds in action video!

  19. Bobubobme says:

    I don’t get why nobody is making a game like this on the iphone and selling it for a dollar. PROFIT!

  20. DoubleAIV says:

    Now that the REAL 3DS is out, Im guessin Nintendo dumping this out in the same pile with the Virtualboy lol

  21. zekuhryuh says:

    This game is still pretty darn impressive.

  22. hs34443 says:

    @jensjens197 NO |SUCKER|, I KNOW IT IS REAL BUT IT ISNT LIKE THAT
    First there will be ONE 3d screen, second there will be an analog stick still wnt more
    check out the real videos of the e3 2011

  23. lorrainewilsonrox says:

    thats kinda bad

  24. lorrainewilsonrox says:

    thats kinda bad

  25. summertimeloveful says:

    the 3ds is gonna cost a whopping 230 quid in the uk looks like ill have to get saving

  26. cosmicalian says:

    This more like those stupid puzzles on iphone 3gs that I played 2 years ago…

  27. KarmaRulez400 says:

    Sweet technology! But Im still concerned about the price along with games! I don’t want to go through N64 era again! (the high price of those great games). BUT, I heard that the battery life of the 3DS is weak (5 to 6 hours). Don’t believe me then go to IGN, Gamespot, 1up.com, etc…

  28. shaynapulley says:

    holy crap that’s amazing

  29. osamahmad says:

    @kelbylovesspugs Just stop arguing with the guy. You’re both right.
    Release Dates: Japan – Nov 2008, Everywhere else (Europe, America, Australia e.t.c.) April 2009.

  30. bigbucksboy3 says:

    Ur Rite. that is a DSi

  31. TheTRMR says:

    THIS IS NOT WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE!!! i have seen it in E3 and the way they use 3d is considerebly different so dont get your hopes up if you wanted some king of portable doll house that plays strange music.

  32. Shadow24569 says:

    @bulletninja64
    lol

  33. Takashi866 says:

    whats the song called?

  34. megaman12521 says:

    @eytyxios94 in the fourth dimension it wouuld be like well its hard to explain… go to wikipedia

  35. kelbylovesspugs says:

    @TheReviewerBoys no because it was released in 2008 and so it was 2 years ago

  36. TheReviewerBoys says:

    @kelbylovesspugs
    No one got DSi 2 years ago. Because it wasn’t released. It was 1 year ago.

  37. tnjinvestments says:

    check out squidoo.com/nintendo-3ds-gaming-handheld
    more reviews and info!

  38. TheBuba101 says:

    it looks cool